KR20210100481A - Training device for pet dog - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pet dog training device and, more specifically, to a pet dog training device having an upper inlet and a front outlet so that a ball is put into the inlet and ejected through the outlet, thereby enabling a dog owner to play fetch with his/her dog. When a pet dog completes fetching the ball, a snack is discharged from the side of the device to compensate, and the device ejects balls to various locations while moving by a driving unit provided therein, thereby continuously attracting interest from the pet dog. In addition, the device is capable of preventing damage to objects caused by ball ejecting by measuring the forward distance using a distance measuring sensor mounted on the front to change the direction the robot is moving or by adjusting the ball ejection intensity.

Description

Pet dog training device {Training device for pet dog}

The present invention relates to a dog training device, and more particularly, when a ball is put in the upper part, it is fired to the front to play a ball throwing game with the pet dog, and when the ball fetching is completed, a snack is discharged from the side to compensate. , it is possible to induce continuous interest by firing the ball to various positions while being moved by the provided driving unit, and by measuring the distance forward by the distance measuring sensor mounted on the front, the moving direction of the robot can be changed or the ball launch strength It relates to a dog training device capable of preventing damage to objects due to ball launch by controlling the

In general, play equipment for pets is a model of a favorite food depending on the type of pet, and most of them are made to have the pleasure of biting and chewing by adding a unique fragrance to the model.

Conventional play equipment for pets tried to attract the attention of pets by using their shape, scent, and sound, but failed to do so. This is because pets were not interested in toys, and there was no reward or pleasure in playing with them. In particular, in order to let the pet play with the play equipment, there was an inconvenience in that a person had to throw a ball or keep moving the doll or keep dealing with the pet.

In addition, since most of the pets are bred indoors at home, there is a problem in that the amount of exercise is remarkably insufficient, whereas ingestion of various snacks causes the animals to gain weight.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0538611 (registered on December 16, 2005; hereinafter referred to as 'Prior Document 1') suggests a play equipment for pets. In the preceding document 1, when the ball is put in the upper part by placing it in a place on one side, the injected ball is discharged to the front to fall at a distance, so that a pet, particularly a dog, repeatedly bites the ball. Also, as a reward, a structure was proposed in which a certain amount of food is supplied and consumed when the ball is bitten and put back into the tub. However, the prior document 1 has a disadvantage in that the dog easily loses interest because the ball is repeatedly discharged from a fixed position.

Korean Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2018-0089241 (published on Aug. 8, 2018; hereinafter referred to as 'Prior Document 2') proposes a pet care device. In the prior document 2, when the ball is put into the upper part, the injected ball is released in one direction, and when a specific condition is satisfied, the built-in food is supplied so that ingestion is made, which is the same as that of the prior document 1. However, prior document 2 is provided in a movable form provided with a driving unit to provide play by ball throwing through a moving device to induce pets to be interested for a long time.

Both of the prior documents 1 and 2 are provided with a ball throwing means, but since they are thrown forward, when used indoors, it may cause a problem of hitting and dropping the items placed in the room, so damage to the items due to throwing the ball The need for a means to minimize

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0538611 (Registered on Dec. 16, 2005): Play equipment for pets Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0089241 (published on Aug. 8, 2018): Pet care device

The pet dog training apparatus of the present invention for solving the problems of the prior art as described above,

An object of the present invention is to provide a device capable of minimizing damage to home appliances and furniture by preventing a ball being discharged from being directly hit on indoor appliances or furniture, while allowing a pet dog to play with interest in ball play for a long time.

The pet dog training apparatus of the present invention for solving the above problems,

A training device for discharging a ball to a dog, comprising: a main body having an inlet formed at the upper portion, an outlet formed in the front upward, and an internal transfer pipe communicating the inlet and the outlet; a distance measuring sensor installed on the front side of the main body to measure the distance to the front object; an input detection sensor installed in an inner transfer pipe adjacent to the inlet to detect an input ball; a discharging device provided with a pair of discharging rollers installed so as to be partially inserted in the inner direction from both sides of the inner conveying pipe and discharging by pushing both sides of the introduced ball, and a discharging motor rotating the discharging roller; A driving wheel installed on both rear sides of the lower body, a rotating wheel installed on the front center or both sides of the lower body to change a moving direction, and a driving motor for transmitting power to the driving wheel to make forward or backward movement a driving device consisting of; A discharge device operation module for operating the discharge device when the ball is detected through the input detection sensor, a discharge intensity control module for adjusting the rotation of the discharge roller according to the sensor value measured through the distance measuring sensor, and the driving and a control device having a driving module for arbitrarily operating the device and moving the device, and a control module for controlling various signal flows.

The main body has a food storage unit installed with an opening/closing valve, and a food supply unit is formed on the side of the main body to quantitatively supply the food stored in the food storage unit; The control device may control the opening/closing valve of the food storage unit at every time set by the food supply module, or if the detection is made by the input detection sensor of the internal transfer pipe, the control unit may control the opening/closing valve to supply the stored food.

In addition, the food storage unit is divided into a feed storage unit and a snack storage unit and separately stores feed and snacks; The food supply module of the control device may supply feed by controlling the opening/closing valve of the feed storage unit at a set time, and controlling the opening/closing valve of the snack storage unit when the input detection sensor is detected to supply snacks.

By further installing a motion detection sensor in the body, when the activity of the pet dog is detected, the operation of each opening/closing valve installed in the food storage unit may be made.

In addition, the internal transfer pipe is formed as an "L"-shaped pipe connecting a vertical pipe line disposed vertically from the inlet and a horizontal pipe line disposed horizontally at the discharge port, and the horizontal pipe line rotates around the hinge center with the bent part, At the center of the hinge, a rotation gear formed integrally with the horizontal pipe and installed coaxially with the hinge is installed, and the driving gear of the rotation motor is meshed with one side of the rotation gear so that the ball discharge angle is adjusted by the operation of the rotation motor. can do.

The dog training apparatus of the present invention by the above solution means,

A distance measuring sensor is provided to measure the distance to the ball discharging direction, and by adjusting the discharging intensity of the discharging ball so that the ball falls within the measured distance, it is possible to prevent damage or damage from directly hitting indoor appliances or furniture. there is.

In particular, the discharge length can be adjusted by controlling the strength of the discharged ball, so it is possible to provide an empty discharge pattern for various distances. It has become possible to provide a useful device capable of preventing weight gain.

1 is a perspective view showing a dog training device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
2A to 2D are schematic cross-sectional views and block diagrams showing a discharging device, a driving device and a control device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
3a to 3c are schematic and block diagrams showing a dog training device provided with a feeding means.
Figure 4a and Figure 4b is a schematic view showing the operating state of the inner conveying pipe for discharging another ball in another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Since the present invention can have various changes and can have various forms, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and the present invention will be described in detail in the text. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific disclosed form, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing each figure, like reference numerals have been used for like elements. In the accompanying drawings, the dimensions of the structures are enlarged or reduced than the actual size for clarity of the present invention.

The terms used in the present application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, terms such as "comprise", "comprising" or "have" are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, and is one or the It should be understood that the existence or addition of the above other features or numbers, steps, operations, elements or combinations thereof is not precluded in advance.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those generally used and defined in the dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and are not to be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application. .

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a dog training apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figures 2a to 2d are a schematic cross-sectional view and a block diagram showing a discharge device, a driving device and a control device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention am.

As referenced, the dog training apparatus 10 according to the present invention has an inlet 21 formed at the upper portion, a discharge port 22 is formed in the front upward, and an internal transfer pipe 23 that communicates the inlet and the discharge port. It is configured to include a main body 20 having.

It is preferable to form the upper portion of the main body 20 in the form of a groove having the inlet as the lowest point in order for the ball to be easily introduced into the inlet 21 when the dog bites the ball and is high. In addition, it is preferable that the discharge direction of the discharge port 22 is directed upward at a certain angle rather than the horizontal direction in front so that the discharged ball falls while drawing a parabola. The inner transfer tube 23 is provided as a tube in which a folded portion is formed similarly to the letter “L” in order to connect the inlet 21 opened in the vertical direction and the outlet 22 opened in the horizontal direction, and the inner diameter is the used ball. It is formed in the range of 1.1 to 1.2 times the diameter. If the inner diameter of the inner conveying pipe is too large than the ball, it is preferable to form it within the above range because it is difficult to discharge because it does not engage with the two discharge rollers of the discharge device to be described later.

A distance measuring sensor 30 is installed on the front side of the main body 20 . The distance measuring sensor 30 is installed in a plurality, such as installed in the front center or both sides, to measure the distance between the main body 20 of the dog training device and the front wall or indoor furniture. The distance measuring sensor 30 may measure the distance from the front object by applying various measurement methods other than the infrared method or the sound wave method. In addition, it is possible to acquire image information by mounting an image camera, and to obtain by analyzing the distance from the front and other necessary information by an image analysis program in a control device to be described later.

A discharging device 50 is further installed inside the main body. The discharging device 50 includes a pair of discharging rollers 51 disposed on both sides of the horizontal conduit 232 among the inner conveying pipes and a discharging motor 52 rotating the discharging rollers.

A portion of the outer peripheral surface of the discharge roller 51 is introduced into the inner conveying pipe 23 . At this time, the gap between the pair of discharge rollers 51 is formed to be smaller than the diameter of the ball used, and the ball is pressed and flowed in from the rear between the pair of discharge rollers rotated from the outside to the inside. to be discharged of In addition, it is preferable that a through hole for introducing the discharge roller is formed on the side surface of the inner transfer pipe, and the size of the through hole is set so that only the discharge roller is inserted to prevent the ball moving inside from being discharged through the through hole.

In addition, the discharge roller 51 is coated with an elastic material on the outer surface to increase the frictional force with the ball to press the ball to facilitate movement from the rear to the front.

Each of the discharge rollers 51 is equipped with a discharge motor 52 to receive power to rotate, or a gear device combining a gear, a pulley, and a belt is applied to receive power from one motor to drive both discharge rollers. can be driven

In addition, when the discharge roller 51 is detected by the input detection sensor 40 installed on the inner wall of the inner transfer pipe adjacent to the inlet, the power is transmitted and rotated for a certain period of time to minimize power consumption.

As shown in Fig. 2c, the dog training device 10 according to the present invention is further provided with a driving device 60 for automatically moving the main body 20.

The driving device 60 includes a driving wheel 61 installed on both sides of the rear of the lower body, a rotating wheel 62 installed alone or on both sides in the front center of the lower body, and transmits power to the driving wheel. It is configured to include a driving motor 63 to make the forward or backward movement.

The driving wheel 61 is rotatably coupled to the body, the driving shaft 64 is coupled to the center. The drive shaft 64 may be independently installed on each drive wheel and rotatably coupled to the main body, or both ends may be provided in a form coupled to the drive wheel, respectively. The drive shaft and the body may be mounted using bearings to minimize rotational friction.

The driving motor 63 may be rotated by receiving power, and may transmit a rotational force to the driving shaft to rotate the driving wheel to make the main body move forward or backward.

As a method of transmitting the power of the driving motor to the driving shaft, a gear or a pulley may be used, and a necessary power may be transmitted by mounting a reducer in the power transmission process. As shown in a preferred embodiment, the drive wheels 61 on both sides of the main body are connected to the drive shaft 64, and the drive shaft 64 receives power from the drive motor 63 through a power transmission means so as to rotate. As the power transmission means, a gear coupling or a belt coupling by a pulley may be made.

The rotation wheel 62 in front of the main body 20 has a rotation shaft 65 formed in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis of the rotation wheel, and rotates the rotation shaft 65 left and right to rotate the rotation wheel 62 left and right. By changing the moving direction of the dog training device of the present invention to the left and right. Here, the left and right rotation of the rotation shaft 65 is operated by receiving power from the rotation motor 66, and the rotation motor 66 is controlled by a control device to be described later.

Next, a control device 70 is provided inside the main body 20 , and a power supply unit, a wireless communication unit, a storage unit, a speaker unit, etc. may be mounted in connection with the control device.

The control device 70 is configured to include a plurality of control modules including a control module for controlling various signal flows.

Typically, when a ball detection signal is transmitted through the input detection sensor 40, the discharge device operation module 71 is provided to supply power to the discharge device 50 to operate the discharge device. When a signal is detected, the discharge device operation module 71 supplies power to the discharge device 50 for a set time from the detection time to be driven. In addition, a discharge detection sensor is further installed on the inner surface of the inner transfer pipe close to the discharge port 22 of the main body to supply power to the discharge device when the detection signal of the input detection sensor is detected, and to the discharge device when the detection signal of the discharge detection sensor is detected The operation can be made by cutting off the power supply of the

The control device may further include a discharge intensity control module 72 . The discharge intensity control module 72 checks the distance to the front object of the pet dog training apparatus using the measured value measured through the distance measuring sensor 30, and adjusts the number of rotations of the discharge roller 51 of the discharge apparatus This allows the ejected ball to fall within a range within the measured distance. In this case, the scattering distance of the ball according to the number of revolutions may be converted into data, and the data may be read based on the stored value, so that the number of revolutions of the discharge roller may be adjusted. At this time, the drop of the discharged ball is formed within 80% of the measured distance value, so that it is possible to prevent the dog from hitting the wall and being injured when going to bite the ball.

The control device may further include a driving module 73 . The driving module 73 operates the driving device 60 to enable movement of the dog training device. The driving module detects a distance by another sensor and moves by forward and backward and left and right rotation to cause interest in a pet dog to follow.

The control device 70 is provided with a control module 74 for controlling various signal flows of other devices.

For example, a power supply unit is provided inside the main body to supply power to each device by the control device. The power supply unit may be provided in a form in which a primary battery is mounted or a secondary battery to be charged by receiving power from the outside.

In addition, the main body may be provided with a storage unit to store various data and system information.

In addition, the main body may be further provided with a wireless communication unit. The wireless communication unit may communicate with a set terminal to receive an operation signal from the terminal to be driven. For example, various devices can be additionally installed, such as allowing the dog training device to be operated wirelessly through the terminal, or by installing a speaker unit in the main body 20 to output the voice input to the terminal from the main body speaker unit so that the pet dog can hear it. , the control module controls the signal flow for operating each device.

3a to 3c, the food storage unit 80 is further installed in the main body 20 of the dog training apparatus according to the present disease.

Referring to FIG. 3A , the food storage unit 80 has an on/off valve 81 installed, and a food supply unit 84 is formed on the side of the body to supply the stored food to the food supply unit when the opening/closing valve 81 is opened. . The opening/closing valve 81 is opened and closed in connection with the control device, and the food supply unit 84 is formed with a food collecting groove in the form of a bowl that can contain food, preferably the main body except for the bottom part of the side surface of the main body. A groove is formed inside the main body from the middle part to the upper part of the bottom part, and a food collecting groove is formed in the upper surface of the main body bottom part. can do it

The control device 70 is provided with a food supply module 72 to control the opening/closing valve 81 of the food storage unit 80 every set time so that a fixed amount of food is supplied, or an input detection sensor of the internal transfer pipe 23 . When the detection by (40) is made, the on-off valve can be intermittently so that a fixed quantity supply can be made.

As shown in FIG. 3B , the food storage unit 80 may be divided into a feed storage unit 82 and a snack storage unit 83 to separate feed and snacks.

At this time, the food supply module 72 of the control device 70 controls the opening/closing valve of the feed storage unit 82 to feed the food provided every set time, and provides snacks when the input detection sensor generated during the ball play process is detected. It is possible to control the opening/closing valve of the storage unit 83 so that snacks are supplied.

In addition, when supplying a snack by the detection of the input detection sensor 40, the dispensing device 50 provides a delay time for several seconds or minutes so that the pet dog can sufficiently consume the supplied snack, and then the operation can be made. . In addition, when it is sensed that the pet dog has finished eating the snack by the motion detection sensor 24 to be described later and it is detected that it falls from the device, the discharging device may be operated to discharge the ball.

The main body of the dog training apparatus of the present invention may further have a motion sensor 24 installed.

When the activity of the pet dog is detected by the motion detection sensor 24 , the food supply module 72 is activated to cause the operation of each on-off valve 81 installed in the food storage unit 80 .

As shown in Figures 4a and 4b, the present invention can make it possible to adjust the ejection direction of the ball by configuring the inner transfer pipe 23 communicating with the outlet 22 to be rotated from the horizontal to the upper side.

The internal transfer pipe 23 of the present invention is formed as an "L"-shaped pipe connecting the vertical pipe line 231 vertically arranged from the inlet and the horizontal pipe line 232 arranged horizontally at the discharge port, and the bent part is hinged. The horizontal pipe 232 may be configured to be rotatable with respect to (233) as a center. Therefore, the ball can be discharged by disposing the horizontal pipe line 232 of the inner transfer pipe at various angles from the horizontal, and the discharged ball can fall in the form of a parabola of various patterns, so that the interest of the pet dog can be continuously maintained. .

As a structure for rotating the horizontal pipe line 232 of the internal transfer pipe, various known techniques can be applied. For example, a rotation gear 234 having a center and a coaxial axis with the hinge 233 is integrated into the horizontal pipe line 232 . and a driving gear 235 receiving motor power is configured to mesh with one side of the rotation gear 234 so that the discharge angle of the ball can be adjusted.

To change the discharge direction by adjusting the installation angle of the horizontal pipe 232 of the internal transfer pipe 23, the control device calculates an appropriate discharge angle according to the measured value of the distance measuring sensor, and according to the calculated value, the rotation gear ( 234) to drive it.

The pet dog training apparatus 10 of the present invention configured as described above is powered on and off by the user, and when the ball is put into the inlet 21, the input detection sensor 40 detects the ball and discharges the device. (50) is operated, and the number of revolutions of the discharge roller 51 is adjusted so that the ball falls within the range measured through the distance measuring sensor 30 to discharge, or the horizontal pipe line 232 of the internal conveyance pipe 23 It is possible to provide a ball game to the dog by adjusting the angle of arrangement to make the discharge occur.

In addition, when the dog bites the ball, a small amount of snacks stored in the food storage unit 80 may be supplied as a reward to be ingested, and feed may be supplied every predetermined time to ensure ingestion.

In addition, it is possible to provide a ball play while moving with a pet dog within a certain range by using the driving device 60 so that the pet dog is not bored and can continuously participate in play.

In addition, an image of the internal situation may be provided through wireless communication with the manager terminal, or a ball game and food supply may be made through wireless control by the manager directly.

10: dog training device
20: body
21: inlet 22: outlet
23: inner transfer pipe 24: motion detection sensor
231: vertical pipe 232: horizontal pipe
233: hinge 234: rotation gear
235: drive gear
30: distance measuring sensor
40: input detection sensor
50: discharge device
51: discharge roller 52: discharge motor
60: driving device
61: drive wheel 62: rotation wheel
63: drive motor 64: drive shaft
65: rotation shaft 66: rotation motor
70: control device
71: discharge device operation module 72: discharge intensity control module
73: drive module 74: control module
75: food supply module
80: food storage unit
81: on/off valve 82: feed storage unit
83: snack storage unit 84: food supply unit

Claims (5)

In a training device for discharging a ball to a dog,
a body 20 having an inlet 21 formed at an upper portion, a discharge port formed in an upward direction in the front, and an internal transfer pipe 23 communicating the inlet and outlet 22;
a distance measuring sensor 30 installed on the front of the main body to measure the distance to the front object;
an input detection sensor 40 installed in an inner transfer pipe adjacent to the inlet to detect an input ball;
A discharge device ( 50) and;
The drive wheels 61 installed on both rear sides of the lower part of the main body 20, the rotation wheels 62 installed on the front center or both sides of the lower part of the main body to change the direction of travel, and power to the drive wheels a driving device 60 comprising a driving motor 63 for moving forward or backward;
When a ball is detected through the input detection sensor 40, a discharge device operation module 71 that operates the discharge device 50, and a discharge roller ( 51) having a discharge intensity control module 72 for controlling the rotation, a driving module 73 for arbitrarily operating the driving device 60 to move, and a control module 74 for controlling various signal flows. Control device (70); Pet dog training device, characterized in that it comprises a. According to claim 1,
The main body 20 has a food storage unit 80 installed with an on/off valve 81 installed, and a food supply unit 84 is formed on the side of the main body to quantitatively supply the food stored in the food storage unit,
The control device 70 controls the opening/closing valve 81 of the food storage unit 80 every time set by the food supply module 72, or opens and closes when the detection is made by the input detection sensor 40 of the internal transfer pipe. A pet dog training device, characterized in that by controlling the valve (81) to supply the stored food. 3. The method of claim 2,
The food storage unit 80 is divided into a feed storage unit 82 and a snack storage unit 83 to separate and store feed and snacks,
The food supply module 72 of the control device 70 controls the opening/closing valve of the feed storage unit 82 at a set time to supply feed, and when the input detection sensor detects the input detection sensor, the opening/closing valve of the snack storage unit 83 Dog training device, characterized in that the supply of snacks by cracking down. 4. The method of claim 3,
Pet dog training apparatus, characterized in that by further installing a motion detection sensor (24) in the body (20), each opening/closing valve installed in the food storage unit (80) is operated when the activity of the dog is detected. According to claim 1,
The internal transfer pipe 23 is formed as an "L"-shaped pipe connecting a vertical pipe line 231 vertically disposed from the inlet and a horizontal pipe line 232 disposed horizontally at the discharge port, and the bent part is formed by a hinge 233. ) is configured such that the horizontal pipe line 232 is rotated around the center, and a rotation gear 234 formed integrally with the horizontal pipe line and installed coaxially with the hinge is installed at the center of the hinge, and a driving gear 235 is installed on one side of the rotation gear. A pet dog training device, characterized in that it is configured to mesh so that the discharge angle of the ball is adjusted by the operation of a motor.

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